I'd like to address this in a somewhat sensible manner.

There have been several songs done at these shows from albums almost unknown these days. Not to mention that the new album is probably not memorized word for word by a casual concert going crowd.

What do YOU do when you hear something you are not familiar with. Do you jump up and down and scream at the top of your lungs so that you will never hear what is being played?

Or do you stand and listen attentively to something you might never have heard live before in appreciation?

Frankly if I get to hear any of these rarities that I've been wanting to hear I am going to stand still and soak them up with every inch of my ears and body - not scream over Jon.

The first time I heard Dry County (after 10 dry years) I was up front in the pit - second row - at Giants Stadium in 2006. The girl next to me (whom I didn't know at all) hugged and then we stood quietly and LISTENED to every single damn note of that song so as not to miss a thing.

So yes - you Europeans can scream and jump and yell all you want but are you actually going to hear any of these rarities?

When things like Wanted or Prayer are played - sure - I sing along as loud as I can. I've heard them a million times live.

When I heard Blood Money live for the first time again I also STFU and listened. It was quiet and acoustic and I wanted to hear Jon - not myself.

OK - you can now all bash me and tell me what a loser of an American I am